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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1998-10-01 AMENDED MINUTES OF THE 80TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 80th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 3:40 PM, Thursday, October 1, 1998 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Dennis Kujawa Ms. Toni Mette Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Lowell Peterson Members Absent: Mr. Donald Gelinas Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Adelard Raby Others Present: Mr. Jeffery Bryant Mr. John Iaconangeli, Beckett and Raeder, Inc. Ms. JoAnn Michaels, Beckett and Raeder, Inc. Mr. John McMullen, McMullen&Associates Mr. Ralph Williams Mrs. Robby Williams 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Amended September 17, 1998 Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, it was #98-37 RESOLVED,that the amended minutes of the 79th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on September 17, 1998 are approved. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman—Mr. Polsinelli asked to skip#3 at this time. 4. Budget Report—Mike Slater—Went over his submitted report—He is keeping track of expenditures— General discussion concerning whether or not PRDA should send a letter to City Council requesting approval to install a right hand turn lane at Merriman and Plymouth on the s/w 1 corner at the bank. There was discussion concerning expenditure for the design and C, construction. The City is asking PRDA to reimburse the City for those costs. Orchard, Hiltz and McCliment and the design and construction engineers for the right-hand turn lane plus inspection fees. Mr. Slater stated the total cost is $94,000 with$24,000 cost to PRDA for reimbursement. A letter is going to Council and we will ask for reimbursement from the Authority. Scott Grace: PRDA might consider doing this at all intersections. Mayor: Right now there is only about 1/3 the width of a lane there. We had a number of people complain the intersection is inadequate to handle right turns and therefore people cut thru the subdivision streets of Rosedale Gardens. On a motion by Mr. Peterson, seconded by Mr. Grace, it was #98-38 RESOLVED,that a letter be sent to Council that a right hand turn lane should be installed at Merriman and Plymouth on the s/w corner at the bank and that the Authority would pay the City share. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 5. Beckett& Raeder Progress Report. tie Mr. McMullen reported that for Phase I the remaining items to be taken care of are about 30 trees and some smaller items are all that needs to complete this job. Starting on the 12th of this month it should take us the whole week to be 100% complete. With the exception of any punch list items that Beckett& Raeder might come up with. McMullen—will identify where they are getting their trees and Beckett and Raeder will come out and check it out before they are planted. Work will start on the 12 of October and will be finished by the 16th Mr. Iaconangeli: For Phase II, the street trees will be planted this fall for sure and some plantings will be planted in the spring. Ms. Mette: What type of guarantee do we have regarding the trees and shrubs? Ms. Michaels: There is a one year guarantee. Mr. Pike: I noticed on the south side of Plymouth Road east of Middlebelt—John's Cleaners—trucks drove over new sod. Ms. Michaels: This is a problem that has occurred. American Irrigation still has a few items to take care of and turn in—they are still at 95%done. Basile went to Beckett& Raeder's office to discuss the punch list. They will have their punch list completed within the next two weeks such as sidewalk repairs, and some cracked sidewalks. We are still trying to get the two easement agreements for Crestwood and Speedy Muffler. 2 Mr. Polsinelli: He is handling Fein Tire easement. Ms. Michaels: Work has begun on Perregine on the chain link fence. Tom's Landscape was contacted. We have been looking at their photographs. What we are seeing is not what we are looking for. Irish Company did express an interest in working with us. They have agreed to meet Tom's prices. Maintenance bids for Phase I & II are in. Mr. Iaconangeli: Bids are out for the balance of the corridor. The drawings were presented and there was discussion as to what will be done concerning the walls for the intersection at Middlebelt and Plymouth. Overhead structures need to be discussed further. There was concern of visibility due to the size of the columns: Mayor Kirksey: Is there agreement and consensus that we had eliminated the cross over structure? Mr. Anderson:Why are we doing such a structure at Middlebelt since that is not the entrance to the City? Mr. Iaconangeli: It is a main artery through he City—this is a highly traveled area through Livonia. This is the original gateway. There was general discussion concerning acquisition of right-of-ways. Everyone is pleased with the way things look. Beckett&Raeder were told to proceed with drawing and eliminating the overhead structure. On a motion by Mr. Wordhouse, seconded by Mr. Peterson it was #98-39 RESOLVED,that the Beckett and Raeder proceed with the drawing and eliminate the overhead structure. Wayne County has undertaken the resurfacing of Middlebelt from Five Mile to Plymouth. The right turn lane should be removed. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. Mr. Iaconangeli: We will need two weeks to a month and we will come back with the drawings. Landscape—there is a possibility of bringing Irish in at this late date. There is a matter of reviewing the job. They requested to work with Beckett and Raeder that was why they were considered. CieThere was general discussion concerning the ethics of how to bring in a contractor at this late date to bid on the remaining work. How that should be done and the process of how to notify those that might be interested in bidding. It was agreed that a list supplied by MDOT would be used for interested bidders. Beckett& Raeder would go through and pre- 3 qualify them. Information was also going to be sent out to bidders who picked up bid packets but did not turn in a bid. Time is of the essence. CO Mr. Wordhouse: I think all of this should be documented such as letters and a written report so it is fair for everyone to have a chance to bid on this. Ms. Michaels: We went through each of the bids and it was just a matter of going through the list. There was general discussion concerning the banners. The colors, the words and the size of the banners. Mr. Iaconangeli will bring back new signs with more bold colors and a border around the signs. Other signs will also be used to identify certain areas along Plymouth. The Board is looking for what colors are available and would like to see these at the next meeting. 6. Update on Plymouth Road Projects—Mr. Bryant: The Legacy Coney Island has been approved by the Planning Commission this week. They are going to start with that project soon. There are some concerns regarding the Livonia Tire Shop. Mr. Polsinelli: Mr. Nagy has been working with the person who raised a concern about the parking lot. Refer that to John Nagy. There was discussion regarding East Side Marios lease on the vacant property. Mr. (IW Bryant would like to be able to speed up the process. Henderson Glass will not go with sharing the driveway. Mr. Anderson: Is the manufacturing place going to stay up behind where the building came down at Laurel and Stark? Mr. Bryant - Al Tanski is redoing this project. 7. Reports from Committees: Public Relations Committee- Mr. Anderson: I would like to update the people of Livonia in the City of Livonia newsletter regarding the "Plymouth Road Corridor". I would like to talk about what is happening and what has happened and the speed up of the whole project as a result of the bonding passage. Mr. Polsinelli: I would suggest you talk to Mike Slater about the ISTEA Grant. That should be in there. Vacant Buildings—Mr. Grace,there is nothing new to report. Construction Committee-Mr. Pike, there is nothing new to report. Search Committee: Mr. Polsinelli reported that a final draft of both the job description (kei and responsibility has been drafted and was distributed to the Search Committee Members. Mr. Walkon will give us a report at the next meeting . There should be some type of positive response within the next 120 days. 4 Cie 8. Polling of Board Members: Mr. Anderson: There are some areas along Plymouth Road that should be grass but are weeds that need to be take care of Two of the locations are between Hubbard and Merriman Mrs. Mette: I have some concerns about who will take care of pulling the weeds once the landscaping is installed. Who will take care of the maintenance,trimming, fertilizing and pullling the weeds? Mayor Kirksey: Possibly the parolees might be able to do the weeding. There was discussion regarding the George Burns parking lot. Mr. Wordhouse: What has happened to the Dunkin Donut entrance? Ms. Michaels: We are working with the City to get another exit. Mr. Wordhouse: I would like to pass along a comment on the Body Rocks Gym and what a great job they have done with that facility. It is a very neat and clean building. Al Saks, owner, suggested that if we need a building for a public meeting he would be very happy to host PRDA. I am passing that (1111 invitation along. 9. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted the 80th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on October 1, 1998, was adjourned at 5:25 p.m. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on October 15, 1998. RobbykVilliams, Acting Secretary 5